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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 5h

Rank corruption.

Give money to Trump, get out of jail free.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Pardons Binance Founder With Ties to First Family’s Crypto Venture

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 2d

California’s climate leadership goes global.

@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom has been named Co-Chair of the COP30 Local Leaders Forum — recognizing California’s global leadership in turning climate ambition into action.

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Governor Newsom announced as co-chair for the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro | Governor of California

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 1d

Add the Arc de Trump to the list of things that will need to be torn down, reset, rebuilt, and restored to normal once Trump is gone.

1,187 days, but who’s counting?

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What to Know About Trump’s Plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 1d

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans will see their SNAP benefits run out on November 1st—

But Trump has no problem spending money to build his ballroom, bail out Argentina and buy Kristi Noem two private jets.

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois could lose federal food benefits ahead of Thanksgiving if Congress can't agree on a budget by the end of the month.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s refugee policy has always been lowkey racist, but now it’s official.

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Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else

The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s demolition of the East Wing is a metaphor for his presidency. Destroy first, think second.

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White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s corruption hits a new low, as he demands $230 million be paid to him by the Justice Department, which his personal lawyers now run.

We need a Democratic Congress to stand up to him.

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Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 2d

Putin thoroughly owns Trump.

He has Trump using America’s leverage to pressure Zelenskyy into ceding land Russia doesn’t even occupy much less have any legitimate claim to.

Meanwhile Russia continues to grind away at Ukraine’s defenses and civilian targets.

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White House says no Putin-Trump summit anytime soon

The decision came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Trump’s call for a ceasefire contradicted the understandings he reached with Putin.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 2d

Republican legislators continue their work to rig the 2026 election for Trump.

California voters will respond by passing Prop 50. We could net more than five seats as voters realize how thoroughly Trump has abandoned them.

#yeson50

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North Carolina lawmakers vote to add GOP House seat, in win for Trump

The redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional map comes as President Donald Trump presses Republicans to add more GOP seats to protect their majority in 2026.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 2d

The shutdown is hurting farmers.

Trump is doing nothing to end it.

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American farmers were already struggling. The shutdown made it worse

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with fourth generation farmer and advocate Joe Maxwell about how the government shutdown is stressing already overwhelmed American farmers.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 3d

Trump is literally repeating Chamberlain, who thought giving Hitler the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia would achieve “peace in our time.”

Hitler invaded Poland less than a year later.

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In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin’s demands

In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting.

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 4d

Since we are not in a political cycle, the steep decline in real wage growth for low earners gets little media attention. This is one more reason why continuing inflation is such a large problem.

Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 4d

Nominal wage growth for the bottom quartile is below late 2010’s levels while core inflation and interest rates are higher — it’s probably the worst time for that cohort since at least the early 2010’s:

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 4d

Under Trump, the rich live well and get richer and the other 90% of Americans struggle.

“The top 10 percent of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all spending.”

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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 4d

Trump and the MAGA Congress have gutted Medicaid and doubled premiums for those who have insurance under the ACA, and they still don’t have even a “concept” of a plan for healthcare.

They hate the ACA because it works and their own voters like and depend on it.

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Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 5d

Trump has never met a fraudster he didn’t like.

Santos made a mockery of our democracy and has no remorse. He should have served his time.

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Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison

Santos had been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 5d

Obamacare rates will skyrocket if Trump and the GOP Congress don’t fix the Big Ugly Bill.

Taking thousands or tens of thousands from low income Americans - mostly Republicans it turns out - to provide tax breaks to billionaires.

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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 6d

Brown and other universities that paid Trump protection money have learned a hard lesson: if you give in to a bully they always come back for more.

Now they and other universities are standing up to Trump. If they stand together, he’ll cave.

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Universities Are Standing Up to Trump

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 6d

Trump’s approval is down across the board: inflation, crime, jobs, even immigration.

He’s a petulant, vengeful would be dictator who isn’t doing anything to help Americans who aren’t billionaires.

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Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 7d

Before Salesforce CEO Benioff came out as full MAGA, he laid off nearly half his workforce.

Good luck getting customer service from Benioff’s AI drones.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his company has cut 4,000 customer service jobs as AI steps in: ‘I need less heads’ | Fortune

Billionaire tech boss Marc Benioff isn’t the only one replacing customer service and sales roles with AI—Klarna and Microsoft have also slashed the departments.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 7d

Most of what Trump is doing is illegal and will be reversed.

He owns the shutdown. He knows it. He knows the People know it.

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Trump is opting some of the government out of the shutdown

The administration is finding ways to pay troops and for government work Trump favors while targeting “Democrat programs” for layoffs or closures.

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Santa Clara County Democratic Party @sccdp.bsky.social · 7d

Kings and dictators use the military to intimidate their own people.

Californians won’t stand for it. We’ll be out in peaceful force this Saturday, Oct 18.

We invite Marines and other service members, veterans, and all freedom loving people to join us.

#nokings #protest

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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Jason Isaac Park (He/Him) @jasonisaacpark.bsky.social · 7d

@axios.com: Scoop: DNC ramps up crackdown on alleged ‘scam PACs’

Folks who heard my DNC report at the @sccdp.bsky.social Central Committee last Thursday heard me say this. Anyone who tries to exploit grassroots supporters or undermine Democratic candidates and organizations will be held accountable

Jason Isaac Park (He/Him) @jasonisaacpark.bsky.social · 14d

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